An end-of-year report from Jones Lang LaSalle notes record-breaking performance in 2017 from the European logistics sector, particularly in terms of warehouse premises occupancy. The real estate consultancy published its Q4 2017 European Industrial & Logistics Market Insights recently, summarising key statistics from the European logistics sector for the end of the last year. It […]
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Demand for premises in the logistics sector has helped the logistics and industrial real estate category to rank as the most in-demand among European commercial real estate investors, according to the latest report from CBRE. For the first time, industrial and logistics premises are the top priority for a higher percentage of commercial real estate
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4PL providers “by definition” have the skills needed to deliver successful crowd logistics services, according to a researcher in an interview with Supply Chain Quarterly. Aurelien Rouquet is one of the authors on a recent academic paper published in the December 2017 issue of the Journal of Business Logistics. In the paper, the authors look
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Automechanika Birmingham is the UK’s leading exhibition for the automotive aftermarket and vehicle production sector. As a regular exhibitor at the event, we’re pleased to be returning for the 2018 exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham. Visit 3T at Automechanika The event allows visitors to discover advanced technologies from a broad range of exhibitors. As you walk around
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The old problems of siloed data are being overcome using ‘data lakes’ – huge, single expanses of compiled business data – which 4PLs and others in the logistics sector are using to revolutionise industries, according to Monte Zweben. Writing for infrastructure development news site The New Stack, the co-founder and CEO of software company Splice
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An EU-backed project to optimise freight clusters in European transport systems could ultimately benefit from the complex coordination capabilities of fourth-party logistics providers (4PLs). The scheme, dubbed Clusters 2.0, launched last year and is due to run until 2020 – part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme of environmentally driven research – with nearly €6
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KFC blamed the complexity of its delivery operations for a shortage of chicken that this weekend saw some of its 900 UK stores forced to close or reduce their trading hours and menu options. Just before 12:30pm on Saturday, February 17th, KFC UK & Ireland tweeted that “the chicken crossed the road, just not to
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Research from UPS reveals the ‘wish list’ that UK ecommerce shoppers have when buying items from elsewhere in Europe or beyond with international shipping. When buying over such long distances, understandably logistics topics rank highly among the influencing factors. For example, UPS found that across European nationalities as a whole, 72% of shoppers want a
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How 4PLs can support carriers The transport industry is going through a radical technological transformation which offers fantastic opportunities for both carriers and their customers. In an article for Courier News, Tim Fawkes, 3T Logistics’ Managing Director, explains how 4PLs can support carriers to improve their business and also create a better transport solution for
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Food industry logistics will play a major part in shaping the agenda for Foodex 2018, the upcoming trade show for the food and drink processing, packaging and logistics industries. The event is set to take place on April 16th-18th at the NEC in Birmingham, with over 500 suppliers due to attend alongside adjacent events such
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